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aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

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This Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6th 1965. It removed things like literacy tests that had been used to restrict African Americans from voting. This would now allow African Americans to vote as they were originally guaranteed under the 15th amendment.

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Date:

aug 6, 1965
Now
~ 58 years ago